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Prince Harry joined The HALO Trust in #Ukraine 🇺🇦 today. He piloted an AI-powered drone that detects and maps explosives, and operated an R-BOT, a remotely controlled vehicle used to safely remove them – innovations that enable us to return land to communities sooner. “Nearly 30 years ago, when my mother visited Angola, deminers carried out painstaking work on their hands and knees. Today they are using drones, AI and robots,” said Prince Harry. In 2022, the Ukrainian government estimated that an area twice the size of Austria was potentially littered with mines and explosives. Since then, HALO has made real progress, with an area roughly the size of Belgium, confirmed safe, allowing families to return home and farmers to safely work their land. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4n7tBa9

“The hardest winter Kyiv has faced in recent years.” 🇺🇦 HALO #Ukraine’s Olga Golovina describes how power cuts caused by sustained attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have left thousands of people “living, working and continuing in conditions that are inhuman.” Olga’s own apartment was struck in a recent drone attack, and with temperatures dropping as low as -18°C overnight, she describes the incredible resilience of the Ukrainian people. “There is deep exhaustion, but we keep going because this is our home,” says Olga, as we pay tribute to all our incredible Ukrainian staff who are working through the toughest of circumstances, determined to see their country made safe once more. Your strength and determination is truly an inspiration.